Interior with Girl, c. 80's
pastel on paper laid on canvas
81 x 121cm
| Charles Blackman has attracted international acclaim as one of Australia’s masters of modern painters. His first London showings, in 1960, called attention to work that was ‘big, tough and tender’. His images allude to the hidden strengths and resources of the vulnerable, such as women, children, blind people - all whom have a power that is never dimmed. Blackman’s work has universal appeal, speaking an intimate language of the human condition. |
Interior with Girl, c. 80's pastel on paper laid on canvas 81 x 121cm |
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The son of a Dutch diplomat, Boissevain travelled the world before his arrival in Western Australia at the age of twenty. After studying in England and Paris, he found his home of fifty years in the foothills outside Perth. Boissevain’s art is founded on the pursuit of beauty, harmony and tranquillity. His versatility and passion for colour have won him an enthusiastic following for his paintings of the dry Western Australian landscape, of bush and flowers, figures, portraits, animals and birds. |
 Young Woman with Flowers oil on board, 85 x 85cm |
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David Boyd’s work is represented in numerous international collections, as well as all major public art galleries, museums, university and corporate collections in Australia. Awarded the Italian Scholarship in 1960, David was recognised again in 1998 by the International Academy of Modern Art in Rome becoming a ‘Membro Albo D’Oro Del Senato Accademio’. David Boyd is revered in Australian art history for his persistent expressions of social justice, his broad academic views, his inspiring representations of innocence and beauty, and a deep commitment to art and music. |
 Europa's daughter diving from the tree of fire into a blue rose bush with animals in flight - 2003 oil on canvas, 84 x 91cm |